thank you. I love this video. and I love that it was based on viewer feedback. I agree with pretty much everything and everyone on both sides. Literally the outrage at certain wins. I get it. and the winners that end up outraging. I am fine with them winning, and I am glad that they won. so?? Bette Davis should have won for ALL ABOUT EVE. but so should have GLORIA SWANSON for SUNSET BOULEVARD. and then I am also happy that Judy Holliday won for BORN YESTERDAY. they are all brilliant and deserving of that award. an embarrassment of riches this particular year for female performances. and all of those jewels shine bright! so it ends up being different jewels, or apples and oranges to me. and I like a beautiful crown and/or a delicious fruit salad. bring it all on! Acting is so subjective to people. every performance is personal to every person. so it is almost impossible to ever agree on it all. I do think Margo is Bette Davis at the height of her gifts. She is brilliant on every level. And things like her middle of the night scene on the phone with bill in California. or the scene with Lloyd in the party about her age are perfection. and a different place in davis' acting. for all of the thrill of Davis in the party scenes. or when she comes to the audition and goes mad. or even her big speeches with Karen in the car. This is stunning, and different acting from Bette Davis. she truly has all of the colors and moments of this big fantastic part at her finger tips. and we just get to revel in her greatness. Yet, I personally would have voted for Swanson. It is not that I think she is better than Davis per se. There is just something so epic, so operatic, so tragic-in like a mythical greek tragic actress kind of way, that thrills me to no end, and makes me vote for Swanson. it is entirely personal to me. it doesn't make any logical sense. it is what I respond to is all. and I say this with ALL ABOUT EVE being my favorite American film of all time. and Davis being my favorite actress of that Hollywood film period. it is such an embarrassment of riches all this-Judy Holliday, Bette, and Gloria. and is a sapphire more beautiful than a diamond? or an emerald? so many things go into that question. I just love looking at the crown with all the pretty jewels. kooky, I know. the only Oscar loss that ever truly bothered me was BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN losing to CRASH. that one genuinely hurt. BROKEBACK had defied all logic by becoming a hit both critically and financially. a love story between 2 men winning the Oscar would finally be the place at table that it felt like the LGBTQ community deserved at this point. remember-george w. bush was still in office. gay marriage was not legal yet. things felt very different with gay things at that time. BROKEBACK had won every other award that season, it seemed like a no-brainer, and deserved. it was a beautiful, artful, and adult film with a gay love story at the center. so it felt like Hollywood and the world was finally ready for this to be a best picture. and then Jack Nicolson announced CRASH. (and even he seemed shocked.) I am almost embarrassed to say it, but that hurt. as a gay man, it hurt. it felt personal. and like-we almost were there-but then it was snatched away-the world going "GOTCHA!" and then running away, laughing, like so many times before. yes. again. it is all subjective. I am at the center of my own life. crazy I know. and I am thrilled that some years later, MOONLIGHT took that honor. MOONLIGHT was like a poem to me. it worked on such a deep level. amazing that it was even made, let alone was celebrated by everyone in this way. And gay life didn't feel as precarious when MOONLIGHT was released, as it did in BROKEBACK was released. (alas, it feels precarious again, right now. gay life in America is under attack all over again. Read Project 2025 from the heritage foundation if republicans come to power. no joke. really bad news. wtf people?? anyway--) again though, how thrilling there is such incredible art out there in the world. it is an embarrassment of riches. and I am not embarrassed to love all of it! amazing!

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

There is literally nothing I can add to your thoughtful, meaningful, wonderfully composed post. Thank you for adding such excellent commentary to the channel.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

@@Andre_edge I'm speechless!

@williamreed2558

7 ай бұрын

Brilliant analyses and judgements, thank you. Though we disagree on Davis versus Swanson we are not far removed, in fact.. i particularly agree with your vindication of Brokeback Mountain, which loss was indeed outrageous. Fortunately anyone with sense now acknowledges the terrible mistake.

@user-kv2tj4du8p

6 ай бұрын

@@oscarman42 omg. thank you so much. I am flattered by your words. and I love your channel. I've liked and subscribed et al. thanks for posting your wonderful content.

@user-kv2tj4du8p

6 ай бұрын

@@williamreed2558 thank you so much for your kind words. I am enjoying this channel very much.

Now Glenn Close was good in Fatal Attraction but Cher gives one of the finest romantic comedy performances ever, Close was subbed for her chilling and superb performance in Dangerous Liaisons, her scene in the theater at the end should have won her that oscar

@mountainman4859

3 ай бұрын

I don’t understand why anyone would bemoan Cher winning either. It was a great performance.

In complete agreement about Fernanda Montenegro, her performance in `Central Station` was a knockout portrayal, hugely moving, and filled with subtle insights that I remember to this day. Vinicius de Oliveira, her remarkable young co-star, also deserved an award for contributing to one of the most magical films ever made. A true classic.

Ellen should have not only won for Requiem, but for her performance in The Exorcist as well

@joshuah9109

7 ай бұрын

Absolutely. Linda Blair also should have won.

That clip of Judy recapping Oscar night is priceless! Thank you. There is no doubt in my mind that her loss to Kelly is the most egregious error the Academy ever made. In the annals of musical comedy and/or drama, it is the best performance ever! My passion also goes to Bette Davis' loss for All About Eve, but it is more understandable since that year any of the five were worthy winners. However, I agree that it's her best work and should have been rewarded.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for a great year...your input has been invaluable.

@williamreed2558

7 ай бұрын

@@oscarman42 Thank you! This has become one of my guaranteed daily pleasures. We appreciate all your hard work and remarkable insight

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

@@williamreed2558 I couldn't do it without all of you!

@albalbuena6478

6 ай бұрын

Eleanor Parker should have won it that year for CAGED. She was outstanding. No one ever mentions her performance. It was a year of great performances.

This is nothing against Reese Witherspoon, who did a fine job that year, but it still pisses me off that Felicity Huffman didn’t win for “Transamerica.” Her performance is note for note perfect.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

I thought Witherspoon's performance was wonderful. But was it a lead? And was it Oscar-worthy? Admittedly, she won in a weak year.

@marrmart7690

7 ай бұрын

Rase witherspoon so bad she was supporting..must win sharlees therron

@lalareal180

7 ай бұрын

Forgettable performance. I dont remember one thing from Reese's role beyond her singing that one song that was promoted heavily. She was so much better as Tracy Flick!

@robertcanada5106

7 ай бұрын

I have always thought that. Any actress could have done what Resse did.

@liteflightify

6 ай бұрын

Out of the nominees, I would have voted for Knightley with Huffman second. Joan Allen had potential to win, but her studio ran out of money. So, there was no campaign. Ultimately, I don’t hate Witherspoon’s win, but it was not worthy of winning in lead.

I would have given it to Cate Blanchette

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

She certainly had her share of support as well.

@501Blonde-dq1ui

7 ай бұрын

Same

I think Elizabeth Taylor winning for Butterfield-8 was a travesty

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

Taylor agreed, saying the film "stinks!"

@kellie-nd1yp

7 ай бұрын

Have to love that about Taylor she doesn’t even spare herself. Totally agree that should have gone to Shirley.

@JoRN1222

7 ай бұрын

Elizabeth agreed! I loved that lady. ❤

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

@@kellie-nd1yp Who later said, "I lost to a tracheotomy!"

@user-fh1bh5mx1z

7 ай бұрын

I thought Elizabeth Taylor was very good in a mediocre film. I do not feel that was too big a mistake. But I cannot get behind Shirley MacLaine or "The Apartment". I watched it a few times, and can not understand all the love. I think Deborah Kerr should have won for "The Sundowners" and Melina Mecouri the runner up.

3:24. Burstyn's performance was so powerful, that the camera operator was moved to tears while filming that scene.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

I didn't know that!

Thank you for giving Judy her due!

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

It was a no-brainer!

That Oscar that Paltrow won should have gone to Cate Blanchette in Elizabeth

That Montenegro performance is one for the ages, such a beautiful display of acting.

Judi Dench is one of those actresses who’s too good for not having a best actress Oscar. Ellen Burstyn was so robbed. RFAD was incredible

Glenn Close should’ve Won for DANGEROUS LIAISONS. // Jodie Foster Won b/c (1.) it proved Jodie could transition from child roles to adult roles. (2.) the rape scene was shocking & that Jodie was in it was even more shocking. (3.) hit the right, timely subject matter bell 🔔 at the right time. - BUT, Close still turned in the best performance that year, a performance that you can always take something new from it each time you see the movie.

@albalbuena6478

6 ай бұрын

I would have picked Meryl Streep to win it that year for A CRY IN THE DARK. Even Jodie Foster admitted in an interview that she was surprised that she beat Meryl Streep that year.

Julia Roberts didn't deserve it, but my vote was for Laura Linney.

@MaureenStapletonFan

7 ай бұрын

Linney's performance is one of my favs. I simply love that performance.

I appreciate that you made this video-I'm not sure if I made a comment on one of your past videos but I have many other times when this subject comes up-Ellen Burstyn's performance in Requiem For a Dream is one of the best performances I have ever seen, male or female, in any film. That she didn't receive an Oscar is beyond ridiculous but it's not the only mistake made by the Academy, won't be the last.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Burstyn's performance (and Oscar loss) have been oft-discussed here. Your sentiments are shared by many!

@JimBobH13

7 ай бұрын

Ellen Burstyn is one of many women who ought to win an AFI Life Achievement Award, including Faye Dunaway, Sally Field, Jessica Lange, and Sissy Spacek.

@montego2

7 ай бұрын

Totally agree. One of the best I've ever seen as well.

Before I forget, I want to wish all my friends a great 2024. Please be safe so we can all spend our Saturdays together comparing notes and debating the finer points of Oscar voting in the new year.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

And to you as well. Thank you for a great year of interesting discussions and debates!

What a wonderful video to end the year! Thanks a lot! That last clip of Judy Garland is the cherry on top. Have a great 2024!

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for a great year. Your participation in the channel has been very appreciated! Wishing you the best for 2024!

I think Judy H. won because it was comedic over the other 4, it was a stand-out and having Bette and Anne in the same category (maybe cancelling each other) only helped. Now we have Glenn, so so right in your video, a travesty, a mistake, a heartbreak she lost. It will always be discussed among us for eternity as the biggest flub the academy made. I do not think Cher did a better job, but that Glenn gave us Alex on so many levels, temperaments, going from psychotic to sinister to sweet to even maniacal with so many depths in this character will always outshine the one level character that Loretta/Cher was.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

I have always thought that Davis and Swanson canceled each other out, and with Baxter and Parker in the lower rungs of voting, left it open for Holiday to win (and she was great in BY). Unfortunately, I think Cher was a safer choice in a "feel good" film, rather than one with a premise that made, let's say, more than a few male voters uncomfortable.

Burstyn was robbed..She went there...and wow, what a ride it was.

This is what moves the whole thing. The feeling of injustice or “being robbed” is the fuel. There will always be “unworthy” winners. Because in order to have worthy ones you gotta compare and judge and say someone is better than others. Especially if it is regarding women. Bette Davis, Gloria Swanson, Ellen Burstyn, Fernanda Montenegro, Anne Baxter, Glenn Close… oh my gosh Judy mf Garland. They’re bigger and brighter than the award itself. But we gotta feel bad about something right? So let’s pout.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

I'm not sure anyone is "pouting." Rather, viewers are expressing their opinions about competition for film's highest honor. And of course the Academy doesn't always get it right...which is why discussing/debating the Oscars is fun!

Had Ann Baxter not insisted to put in the Best Actress category, the Oscar for Best Actress would have probably gone to Bette Davis. Had she accepted being put in the Best Supporting Actress category she definitely would have won in that category. Why the Academy did not award the Oscar to Judy Garland for A Star is Born was one of the worst slights in Oscar history.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

I could see that scenario as a definite possibility.

@thomasdonio2129

7 ай бұрын

Anne Baxter once said that the name of the film was "All About Eve," not "All About Margot."

Fernanda is awesome! If the nomination happens nowadays she would win for sure!

Toni collette not even getting nominated for an oscar for hereditary is one of the biggest snubs in Oscars history

@albalbuena6478

6 ай бұрын

She should have been nominated and won the Best Actress Oscar for MURIEL’S WEDDING

@crabstick250

4 ай бұрын

She's always been fantastic, even in Muriel's Wedding. I agree, the dinner table scene in Herditary was amazing.

Julianne Moore losing for “Far From Heaven” to Nicole Kidman for “The Hours” was unacceptable!

Glenn has been snubbed more than once for the big screen. Lets get her a Kennedy Center nom.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

That's a great suggestion! She is very deserving.

Bette Davis should have at least been nominated for Of Human Bondage in '34. A year later she won for Dangerous which she didnt care for and considered it a consolation prize for not winning for Bondage the year before. Bette Davis was worthy of most of her nominations. Dark Victory is probably my favorite. The Letter, Foxes, Voyager, Eve and of course Baby Jane.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

Her Bondage nomination was considered a write-in, even though it is labeled "Unofficial" on the Oscar website.

@anthonyyusef5897

7 ай бұрын

Bette is on the Mount Rushmore of actresses. She has two Oscars and could have 2 or 3 more and no one would bat an eyelash

Holly Hunter was favored to win the 1987 Best Actress Oscar for “Broadcast News” over both Cher and Glenn Close. Although I do think Cher deserved it and that role in “Moonstruck” is so much more iconic than the others.

@fridaclaxton

7 ай бұрын

I forgot: Watch Holly Hunter’s face when Paul Newman calls Cher’s name. Even she was surprised. 😮

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

Loved your episode on GG!

@fridaclaxton

7 ай бұрын

@@oscarman42 🤭😜

@mac_c

6 ай бұрын

Holly Hunter was my winner for that year, but at least she rightfully won for The Piano.

I might be one of the few who enjoys and appreciates Helen Hunt's performance in As Good As It Gets. She has an authenticity and humanity in her performances which brings you into the story and the world of the character. Not my favourite film, but Helen Hunt is in my opinion unfairly maligned for her win which I felt was deserved.

@paulvoorhies8821

7 ай бұрын

It’s not a bad performance. She won though bc she was the only American in the field.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

Not sure why she has received such disdain from viewers of the channel. I've heard the same from friends who also really don't like her.

@ChrolliForever

7 ай бұрын

I also think hunt knocked it out of the park. She had a great chemistry with all of her costar and she nailed the comedic timing, as the dramatic parts, too.

@eoindylan

7 ай бұрын

Love the movie and Helen Hunt was perfect in the part@@ChrolliForever

@mountainman4859

3 ай бұрын

I agree…. Hunt was phenomenal!

I think the really reason Kelly one the Oscar was because her performance was out of her type or character. While Judy delivered a mesmerizing “ tour de force”, but it echoed who she always was. Plus Hollywood politics definitely played a huge role! Kelly was America’s

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

Agree with your points. Kelly was the "it" girl that year.

Judy Holliday beating Bette Davis is like if Ana De Armas beat Cate Blanchett and Michelle Yeoh

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

You don't want to know who I voted for at the SAG awards...

@marrmart7690

7 ай бұрын

Hhhhhhh😂😂😂exactly i can not beleave ( sunsit bulivard ) gloria lose the oscar

If Glenn Close had been awarded the Oscar for Dangerous Liaisons instead of Jodie Foster (The Accused) then all would be right in Oscar Land. Foster would have gone on to win the Oscar for Lambs a few years later. Glenn would have her Oscar and Jodie would have an Oscar. 😀

Wonderful video - and I still cannot believe that Judy Garland didn't win for "A Star is Born." Ditto with Glenn Close in "Fatal Attraction" - 2 INCREDIBLE performances that deserved the Oscars.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! It really is almost impossible to imagine that an iconic performance like Close's was not awarded.

@LHSnLA

7 ай бұрын

@@oscarman42 You are most welcome! And I agree - it is shocking and unforgivable that Glenn didn't win the Oscar for this performance (and I think she deserved to win for Garp and Dangerous Liaisons too).

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

@@LHSnLA It's shocking and unforgivable that she hasn't won an Oscar to this day! She should have won for her first film (Garp).

@LHSnLA

7 ай бұрын

AMEN!!!!!@@oscarman42

Judy was before "my time," but luckily for all of us, she's "timeless." IMHO, she's the only one from both the winners and non-winners who can be so defined. She could sing, she could dance, she could act . . . she could break our hearts.

That final award you mentioned should have gone to Gloria Swanson, hands down. I agree that it was Davis’ signature role but Gloria was the best that year.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

I do not disagree. But over the months since the inception of this channel, the majority of viewers stated that Davis should have won.

@user-fh1bh5mx1z

7 ай бұрын

Any of those five performances were excellent and deserved an Oscar. But, to do comedy as well as Judy Holiday did in thisovie, she deserved the award.

@paulvoorhies8821

7 ай бұрын

I consider snubs a failure to get a nomination, not a nomination and loss.

@rudypalma1250

7 ай бұрын

I think Swanson had to stretch and act while for Bette it was so on the nose, so true to her life and attitude, that it just doesn’t feel like acting. More like just getting out of her own way and performing. Swanson was robbed. Bette should have won her third in 1962 for “…Baby Jane.”

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

@@paulvoorhies8821 Tomato, Tomahto...

Thank you for this special episode Michael, loved it (the Judy segment was amazing) and happy new year mate.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for a great year. I'm so happy you joined us and made this channel so fun and engaging! Best to you in 2024.

@kellie-nd1yp

7 ай бұрын

Judy had quite the sense of humor and the ability to critique her own experience in a way that’s funny and pointed.

With the Paltrow win, most people now realize she won because of Harvey Weinstein. Garland versus Kelly is interested because both were amazing performances by talented actresses. I've seen both performances and I believe Kelly won because hers was more dramatic and she had to change more for the performance. I think it's also interesting to look at how they were perceived then, Garland was known as a wreck who often showed up late or not at all while Kelly was prompt. Both are fascinating for their personal lives as well and how both really were tragic lives. One had a history of substance use and many husbands and died of substances abuse, and struggled with money later on. The other married what was believed at the time a fairy tale but turned into a nightmare with lots of money but reportedly a very unhappy marriage and also alleged use of alcohol. Both died young and both never got to be old. I remember reading ironically that both were planning to have big comebacks near the end of their lives but we will never know for sure what could have happened.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

Great analysis! Sadly, external elements have played a part in Oscar voting for decades. If only the performance alone was judged.

@RadioLaPrincess

7 ай бұрын

@@oscarman42 Thanks. Yeah I wish only the performance was judged but we live in a world where people's personal biases play a part. We all know many have won based on things like being due to win, or whether someone is liked or hated, even who is pushing what movie. I wish it was strictly performance.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

@@RadioLaPrincess I could do a multi-part video on that subject!

@lalareal180

7 ай бұрын

Same with Jlaw!

@RadioLaPrincess

7 ай бұрын

@@lalareal180 Agreed, and many more.

Oscarman42 -- If the Academy wouldn't give Judy Garland the Best Actress Oscar for 1954, it could have made it up to her by giving her the Best Supporting Actress award for 1961 for JUDGEMENT AT NUREMBERG. Sorry, I know how much you were impressed with Rita Moreno in WEST SIDE STORY, but she stole Garland's Oscar

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

If she had won, it would have been a sentimental "makeup" award. Don't you think she deserved better?

@ConanTheLibrarian-n5q

7 ай бұрын

@@oscarman42 Yes, she did, but a lot of performers got consolation Oscars -- Joan Fontaine, Bette Davis, Ingrid Bergman, etc.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

@@ConanTheLibrarian-n5q Fortunately, the Academy and I agreed in 1962😉

@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719

7 ай бұрын

Nobody was beating Rita Moreno that year 😏

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

@@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719 💯💯💯💯

Bette should have won for All About Eve dammit 😂

Bette Davis should have one the Academy Award in the 1950 film "All About Eve". Glenn Close was nominated so many times & never won. What a shame!

All About Eve is my all time favorite movie. Although it is one of Bette Davis' best performances, I always felt Anne Baxter was the actress that should have won that year.

@oscarman42

6 ай бұрын

You and I are in the minority on this!

@karllieck9064

6 ай бұрын

I enjoyed Ann Baxter's performance over Bette's as well. I thought Ann's character was more fascinating than Bette's campy Margo. I also liked Celeste Holms naturalness in her character. Loved her laugh.

I blame Anne Baxter. Either she or Bette should have been in the supporting actress category. I vote for Anne. Yes, it was called All About Eve, but it was really All About Margo.

@michaelverbakel7632

5 ай бұрын

Judy Holliday was a very deserving winner for Born Yesterday despite what everyone else seems to day about it.

I loved Cher’s performance in Moonstruck and Julia Robert’s performance in Erin Brockovich. I did love Glen Close in fatal attraction, and would have been satisfied to have seen her win for it, but it’s not like the winner was a bad pick, either. It’s that the field was highly competitive that year.

May I mention another huge Oscar oversight throughout the years? Once in awhile the Academy will nominate an international actress or even give her an Oscar, but this is tokenism. Because, truth be told, if there were fairness, foreign films would overwhelm the acting categories and others. In this category, think of Bibi Andersen and Liv Ullman in Persona, Ingrid Thulin in Through a Glass Datkly, Irene Jacob in Double Life of Veronique and Reds, Gong Li in Raise the Red Lantern. That's just a few off the top of my head. The tip of the proverbial iceberg. Complaint registered! lol

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

Complaint acknowledged! The Academy was slow to appreciate and recognize foreign films, and when they did, columnists (e.g. Hedda Hopper) loudly vocalized their discontent, stating that the awards should go to "Americans"!

@williamreed2558

7 ай бұрын

@@oscarman42 Yes, it's a kind of Americanism (versus a true patriotism) I despise. Humility makes one greater and not lesser!

For my money, it was Reese Witherspoon in 2006 for Walk the Line that didn't deserve it. I thought her June Carter Cash impersonation was cheesy as all get out. Felicity Huffman in Transamerica would've been a great choice that year.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

I liked Witherspoon's performance, but felt she won in a weak year.

@mountainman4859

3 ай бұрын

If you watch clips of June Carter at the Grand Ol Opry before she married Cash, you will see Witherspoon played the part perfectly. June Carter, as a comedian on that program was quite funny. She was very good as a side kick. But she was not a great singer. Reese sang better than June.

Indeed, Gwyneth Paltrow should not have won; Miramax marketed the hell out of her. My choice was Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth). For 1950, it should have been a tie between Bette Davis (All About Eve) and Gloria Swanson (Sunset Blvd).

Oh, another that didn't make the list and I do get why she lost, but darn you Susan Hayward! I like her performance in I Want to Live, she's pretty good. Rosalind Russell though, that was iconic! I thought for years that she won for Auntie Mame and she cant believe she lost.

@ConanTheLibrarian-n5q

7 ай бұрын

Russell would have won the Best Supporting Actress Award in 1955 for PICNIC, but refused to let herself to be nominated. Which is surprising since she lobbied Josh Logan to play Rosemary in the film. I guess if she won the Best Supporting Actress award, she would feel that her days as a leading lady were over

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

Russell was great but in a very competitive year. Plus, as you well know, this was Hayward's 5th time at bat. No way was the Academy not going to award her (which turned out to be her final nomination).

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

@@ConanTheLibrarian-n5q She would have easily won for Picnic.

@swinnie239

7 ай бұрын

​@@oscarman42 I dont think thats helping her case for me. Susan Hayward was kind of all over the place with quality and I dont think she deserved that many nominations. I mean With a Song in my Heart, she's legit bad in that one. Not mid or fine, she just bad.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

@@swinnie239 Russell was certainly a more versatile actress. I think Hayward deserved it for I'll Cry Tomorrow.

Gwyneth Paltrow's win was something worth of a denounce

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

Though not unexpected. She was the favorite going into the ceremony (yes, for several reasons).

@casckettfriki

7 ай бұрын

@@oscarman42 for several reasons and none of them because she was worthy of it. Shakespeare In Love will always be the most overrated movie ever. It wasn't worthy of the best picture award, much less with Saving Private Ryan.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

@@casckettfriki One of the most hated films/wins according to viewers of this channel.

@ConanTheLibrarian-n5q

7 ай бұрын

True Confession time: I don't think much of Ms. Paltrow's acting, but I have had a school boy crush on her mother, Blythe Dancer, since the late 1960s

Pam Grier was snubbed for the nom. and win for Jackie Brown. Period.

It only goes to show that the list of Academy Award losers is as impressive as the winners. As Katherine Hepburn once said, "All 5 nominees should get an Award". Never an" Award" for just one film but rather an Award for an impressive body of work.

Cate Blanchett in Elizabeth should have beaten Gwyneth Paltrow.

Appreciate the Judy clip which I have never seen ❤ Agree with all your choices 🎉

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

It shows her great sense of humor and her ability to laugh at herself.

Dame Dench deserved that oscar rather than her less than 10mins exposure in Shakespeare's in Love for Supporting Actres

Gloria Swanson should've won for Sunset Blvd & Bette Davis should've won for Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

I agree with you 100% (except, I would have voted for Bancroft).

@albalbuena6478

6 ай бұрын

I would have voted for Eleanor Parker for CAGED.

Bette Davis should 've won (a tie with Swanson might've been great, though!), Close definitely was robbed the oscar for her performance in Fatal Attraction and Judy Garland was for A Star is born! Period!

@501Blonde-dq1ui

7 ай бұрын

Totally agree. A Davis and Swanson tie would've been perfect.

Ann Baxter did it in for bette she wanted best actress nod in her words the movie is all about eve not all about Margo so they x each other out

Ellen Burstyn was devastating in Requiem for a Dream. That performance was so real it made it even more disturbing to watch.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

And for that very reason is why I suspect she didn't garner enough votes to win (but then there's Silence of the Lambs...).

@robfuzz

7 ай бұрын

Silence was too big a cultural moment to be ignored by voters. Requiem was an art house movie that was barely in theaters and easy to avoid. Plus voters could easily dismiss Ellen for her having won already.@@oscarman42

@gorey4more837

7 ай бұрын

@@oscarman42 That role was more than just acting. It was like she actually crawled into that character's skin and lived her abominable life. That is SO rare. Burstyn is BEYOND gifted. ❤️

OK.....I can take it they IGNORED Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction in 1988........but.......ignored her in Dangerous Liasons in 1999, it's beyond me.

If I never hear the words "Oscar snub" or "she was robbed," I'll be very happy.

Central do Brazil 🇧🇷 is a masterpiece. Can’t even find words to describe how true to reality it is. Y’all should watch it

I think Grace Kelly did deserve the Oscar for Country Girl and I think Garland deserved an Oscar for I Could Go On Singing along with Anne Bancroft for the Miracle Worker.

@user-tn7un4un1b

6 ай бұрын

Though Judy is by far my favorite, I totally agree with your choices.

Glenn Close - Fatal Attraction (1987)

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

She's mentioned in the video.

A lot of these (ok Cher in Moonstruck was pretty weak and is the exception) in a vacuum, not a bad performance. Its the comparisons that are killing them. I dont begrudge anyone except Cher that nomination. They're all pretty decent performances. It's just man, they're not as good. The Ellen/Julia one hurt me the most. How do you give the award to Erin Brockovich? I also know Im in the minority. I wish Judy would have gotten it. I think Grace Kelly in The Country Girl is still really good though. Had I had a vote, Id have gone Judy, but Im not mad at Grace Kelly winning for Country Girl.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

Cher was everywhere that year. Her PR machine was in overdrive (plus, the make-up for "Mask..."). Roberts was at her peak, too. I agree about Kelly.

Honestly, Bette should have won each 10 nominations this amazing legend received, instead of winning only 2. Bette most certainly should have won the ones for "The Little Foxes", "Now Voyager", "All About Eve" and even more so for "What Ever Happened To Baby Jane".

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

I always thought Baby Jane was her best.

@robfuzz

7 ай бұрын

seriously! Baby Jane for sure, but we were years away from Oscar taking horror seriously. Now Voyager is in my Davis Top 3 and I would've loved her to win for that.

I like the wins of Cher , Julia Roberts and Judy Holliday. Ellen was good no doubt but Julia is performance made for a grand win. Dear Helen Hunt I really wish it didn’t feel like that was a mistake Obviously Grace Kelly and The Country Girl was more popular then than we can understand now but to be blunt the only best actress win I rank lower is Mary Pickford. My worst ones are in chronological order Luise Rainer in The Great Ziegfeld . My choice Carol Lombard in My Man Godfrey Luise Rainer in The Good Earth My choice Irene Dunne in The Awful Truth or Barbara Stanwyck in Stella Dallas Ginger Rogers in Kitty Foyle my choice Joan Fontaine in Rebecca Jennifer Jones in The Song of Bernadette my choice Jean Arthur in The More The Merrier Grace Kelly in The Country Girl my choice Judy Garland for A Star Is Botn Ingrid Bergman for Anastasia my choice Deborah Kerr in The King and I Elizabeth Taylor in BUtterfield 8 . My choice Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment Katharine Hepburn in On Golden Pond my choice Diane Keaton in Reds Geraldine Page in A Trip to Bountiful. My choice Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple Holly Hunter in The Piano . My choice Angela Basset in What’s Love Got To Do With It? Nicole Kidman for The Hours . My choice Salma Hayek in Frida Hilary Swank for Million Dollar Baby . My choice Kate Winslet for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Kate Winslet in The Reader . My choice Meryl Streep in Doubt or Anne Hathaway in Rachel Getting Married Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side . My choice Gabourey Sidibe for Precious or Meryl Streep in Julie and Julia There are a few I didn’t mention because I didn’t have a favorite that year or I could make a case for the winner and another competitor.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

Wow - what a list! Pickford's win is notorious, but history provided an explanation as to how she got it.

@kellie-nd1yp

7 ай бұрын

I haven’t really had any issues with more recent wins which is surprising. Pickford win is rather notorious.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

@@kellie-nd1yp She was the first to "campaign"!

So, not on the list, but Whoopie losing to Geraldine Paige was a travesty! The Trip to Bountiful is a beautiful, poignant, heartwrenching movie, and Geraldine truly shone in that role. I cant recommend that movie enough. But it came across very much as a film of a stage play, and Geraldine's performance was no different. Very controlled and calculated. Whoopie, however, was a REVELATION! Her portrayal of Celie is so monumental, I honestly can't even find the words for it. Geraldine gave a great, studied performance. Whoopie gave her soul.

@marrmart7690

7 ай бұрын

Whoppe was grest in color purple the academy snubed her becase she black in leading role

@ConanTheLibrarian-n5q

7 ай бұрын

I suspect that Geraldine Page won because it was her eighth Oscar nomination. Ms. Goldberg won a Best Supporting Actress for GHOST as a consolation prize

@robertcanada5106

7 ай бұрын

Whoopi showed up and showed out in the color purple.

Kelly deserved that Oscar 🤷‍♂

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

Happy to see she is getting some support!

I agree. Judy Garland was amazing in A Star Is Born. To me. this is the finest version of this film which has been remade at least five times

Grace Kelly is a better actress than people give her credit. I would rather have seen her win the Best Supporting Actress Award for HIGH NOON or MOGAMBO

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

That's why I featured that clip, as I think it showed her performance had merit.

@Jasper7182009

7 ай бұрын

…. Perhaps in a parallel universe but G Kelley is no actress. She’s window dressing and that’s why she was so good and rear window. But in country girl, she was as bland as her make up less face.

@kellie-nd1yp

7 ай бұрын

Yes I like Grace in Rear Window but that’s about it. The Country Girl performance seems overly dramatic.

@Kevin-rg3yc

7 ай бұрын

Big disagreement I thought grace was a fine actress but not anything remarkable tbh, and in high noon the real best supporting actress was and is Katy Jurado as Helen she stoled the show everytime she appeared in a scene

Bette Davis was surprised, disappointed and angry when she didn't win for Whatever Happened To Baby Jane as it would have been her third Oscar. She would have been the first woman to win three. To add insult to injury, Anne Bancroft was unable to be present to receive that Academy Award for The Miracle Worker so Joan Crawford accepted it for her.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

Fascinatingly depicted in "Feud."

I would have gone with Swanson in 1950; Dandridge, Hepburn, or Wyman in 1954; Hunter in 1987; and Winslet in 1997. I can’t weigh in on 2000 as I’ve not seen “Requiem for @ Dream.”

I would have rather seen Gloria Swanson win than Davis or Holliday for 1950. There are quite a few weaker wins than Roberts for Erin Brockovich. I probably would have voted for Burstyn, but it’s hard to say Roberts’ win wasn’t deserved. And as much as folks hate on Hunt’s win (she was the least deserving of the nominees, definitely), she still gave a more solid performance than the reputation reflects. The movie itself was just cringe as hell and aged terribly. And while I wouldn’t have voted for Cher, I don’t think it was a bad win per se. There are way weaker wins in that category than mentioned in this video: Emma Stone, Luise Rainer’s two wins, Elizabeth Taylor for Butterfield 8, Jessica Lange, Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Lawrence, Renée Zellweger.

L'Oscar de la meilleure actrice en 1998 aurait sans aucun doute dû être remporté par l'actrice Fernanda Monténégro. Grande actrice brésilienne !!!

Bette Davis Should Have Also Won for... Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?

Everyone talks about how snubbed Glenn Close was for Fatal attraction but I think her biggest lose was for Dangerous liaisions........ That role was way more nuanced and layered and subtle at its finest!

@oscarman42

3 ай бұрын

I thought she would win for that performance!

I agree specially in Fernanda Montenegro's performance. Here in Brazil she is The one. But in Helen Hunt's matter I Will have to disagree. Yes, Dame Judi Dench is perfect in Mrs.Brown, but Hunt's performance is amazing! She portrays the everyday women Who struggle with tender and joy the misfortunes of life. I find it genious!

Julia Roberts deserved her Oscar Win

Reece witherspoon should never have won over felicity huffman.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

I liked Witherspoon's performance but didn't think it was Oscar-worthy.

I have not seen Grace Kelly's performance in "The County Girl", but have seen all the other nominees that year. But how can people not realize the award was deserved. SHE WON EVERY AWARD GIVEN THAT YEAR.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

That's why I mentioned the many precursor awards she had won prior to the ceremony, because it wasn't like she came out of nowhere to win.

@lenwelch2195

7 ай бұрын

@@oscarman42garland won golden globe for a star is born. ( actress in musical or comedy.

@Dave-hp7gd

7 ай бұрын

I have seen Grace Kelly and she is terrific.

@501Blonde-dq1ui

7 ай бұрын

Grace was in 5 films that year, including two Hitchcock films. Similar wins have happened like this, with Julie Christie (winning for Darling, but also being in Doctor Zhivago) and Jennifer Lawrence (winning for Silver Linings Playbook while being in the height of Hunger Games fame.) Even with this, Judy's loss is the worst in the Academy's history.

@danielroy5358

6 ай бұрын

Kelly’s performance doesn’t hold up. It seems stagy and phony. I’ve seen The Country Girl a few times and Garland’s A Star is Born many times and Garland’s performance is in another league. Kelly is indicating the emotions and it looks like acting. Garland is feeling the emotions and it looks like life.

I'm not quite sure just where the snub was here, but there certainly was one: Bette Davis not getting an official nomination in 1935 for "Of human bondage" (it looks as if the Academy caved an and allowed write-ins, which did place Davis in the running) and her "We're sorry" win the next year for "Dangerous." In my opinion, the 1936 "Best actress" award should have gone to Katharine Hepburn for "Alice Adams."

I believe that the Oscars have never, ever been about truly good film making regardless of the catagory. I have seen the Oscars as more of a "reward/punish" system for those nominated. And yes, I do agree many "wins" over the years were for great film making or performances, but many more were (in my eyes) simply to promote other agendas rather than true talent being acknowledged. I won't give examples as we all have opinions, but I honestly believe this is true.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

Not sure about any "agendas," but I believe several wins were the result of external factors such as studio promotion and sentimentality.

I think a bigger snub for Bette Davis was not winning for Baby Jane. We know why that happened, though. Still, she should have won.

@oscarman42

6 ай бұрын

In a separate video, I speculated that she would have won if nominated the following year.

I feel as though Whoopi Goldberg not winning for The Color Purple was also a “robbery” Geraldine Ford winning that year was really a “career Oscar” as some like to call them…Whoopi delivered one of those auspicious movie debuts of all time

Luise Rainer! Darn you Luise Rainer! You took away Stanwyck's award and she needs to give it back!

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

Knowing how Rainer felt about the Oscars and the industry, she likely would have.

@danginley8802

7 ай бұрын

We need to poll that year!!!

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

@@danginley8802 That can be done!

Gloria Swanson for Sunset Boulevard and Bette Davis All About Eve🎉🎉🎉 nomination for the same year was superb.

@oscarman42

4 ай бұрын

One of the strongest Best Actress lineups in Oscar history.

Fernanda Montenegro 😢❤🤌🏻🫶🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Do people still believe that any of these awards are given out based on actual merit?

I swear I'm the only person in the world that would still give the trophy to Julia Roberts. She was superb in that role.

Julia Roberts' Oscar is well deserved. She carried the film on her shoulders. She gave one of the best star turns in recent history. Burstyn is amazing in Requiem but I think she should have competed in the supporting actress category.

@Notonly1664

3 ай бұрын

Julia was undeserving. Independent and art films are always underrated.

Great video as always, but where is Sandra bullocks win? She is even worse than Gwyneth Paltrows win. Actually I love Helen hunt in as good as it gets. Judi dench knocked it out of the park as Mrs. Brown, but was that a stretch for her? Hunt was comedic genius and her dramatic parts were also really great played. Unpopular opinion, but I would easily replaced that with Bullocks win.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

After I finished the video I remembered Bullock, and how many disliked her performance/win. That omission was likely a misstep (though I do remember a surprising number of viewers who praised the performance).

Would you consider a list of the Bette Davis films she should have been nominated for i'd pick unless you acknowledge the write in Of Human Bondage,Watch on the Rhine,A Stolen Life,Storm Centre,The Catered Affair,Pocketful of Miracles,Death on the Nile and 1987's The Whales of August.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

Sounds like an interesting poll question!

@swinnie239

7 ай бұрын

OF HUMAN BONDAGE!!!! All day, every day OF HUMAN BONDAGE! ❤

@ConanTheLibrarian-n5q

7 ай бұрын

In WHALES OF AUGUST, Bette Davis ate the scenery. She was furious when Lillian Gish got nominated and she didn't.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

@@ConanTheLibrarian-n5q Correction; Ann Sothern was nominated, not Gish.

@leightonbate7516

7 ай бұрын

@@oscarman42 Would love to know some opinions on Whales of August,I certainly didn't feel Bette chewed the scenery she wasn't as capable of that at 79,I would have nominated her in 1987.

What most bothers me is that history blurs out most of the achievements of the past. It would be great if the Academy could find a way to draw attention to all the nominated performances in history. Maybe each year they run a clip of a certain year's nominations.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

That's a really interesting proposition. Sometimes the nominees are remembered more than the winners.

How can anybody forget Julie Christie winning for Darling. Everybody, "Huh!?"

@oscarman42

Ай бұрын

100% deserved win.

Here is my view: Don't judge a film for being low-budget or term it as an A-lister. The benchmark of greatness for a film is wanting to see it again and again. This is the only way a film can become a super-hit. Glowing reviews and Oscar nods don't necessarily bankroll a producer's next film, if there are not footfalls.

Sorry. Cher’s performance was absolutely brilliant. She earned that Oscar.

……Aussie Cate Blanchett was robbed of ‘Oscar’ for her wonderful performance in film, ‘Elizabeth’……

Any of the actresses who won an Oscar for a comedic performance should be viewed with high regard. I’m speaking about Judy Holiday and Marisa Tomei. Comedy is hard and at times more difficult than dramatic because making people laugh is not easy. Judy Garland gave one of the greatest one-woman shows ever on screen! Although, Grace Kelly gave a great performance in “The Country Girl”, I think politics and Judy Garland’s reputation prevented some voters from wanting her to win.

😂😂😮 1:10.... Gwenyth??🕵️.. Who's that? Reverse vowels don't work well 😂😂

Im more than halfway through and shocked (and Delighted) nobodys mentioned Hunters deserved win over Bassett. Im sure the vote split was minimal.

@oscarman42

2 ай бұрын

While there remains strong support for Bassett, very few here have disagreed with Hunter's win.

You missed: Gena Rowlands loss to Ellen Burstyn in 1974 has always been my pick for worst academy mistake in the best actress category.

@oscarman42

7 ай бұрын

This video reflects the losses most often expressed by viewers of this channel. While Rowlands was wonderful and deserving, her performance is not mentioned often, hence her lack of inclusion here.